Best of luck on your journey, and remember, delayed gratification is your best friend in this business!

Go to small local/regional banks NOT national ones.

Heck my local credit union pays 3.5% on its basic account. 

Shaun Shaun,I am a "specialist" and currently a business owner of a design and drafting company in CT. 

Their company is pretty great at not responding to their communities people , not following local law yet alone their own lease agreements The uptick of lot rents I get it it’s business but also driving out affordability for people which again it’s a business so some may say that part is just the territory , but not following lease agreements , hiring poor management and then doing nothing about it when it’s escalated is a reflection on their business aswell   best of luck. 

Buy a used book and find someone local who's doing the thing, and make them your mentor.

Most of these course instructors aren't qualified to teach anything but the most elementary real estate concepts and try to make their courses more marketable by teaching concepts they have no business teaching. 

I’m working with local investors who are snapping up everything they can get their hands on, and honestly, I can’t blame them.

I strongly recommend getting involved with your local REI meetup groups so you can work out your pitch with help from other landlords.I hope this doesn't come off the wrong way without tone or facial expressions behind it. 

That growth is unevenChase JordanFri, January 24, 2025  The ever-growing Charlotte region is home to 3 million people, but the population is projected to swell by more than 50% over the next 25 years, according to local researchers.By 2050, some 4.6 million people will be living in Mecklenburg County and surrounding areas, the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance said in a report released Thursday.